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Auction: 19022 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 2131A

Autographs
France
King Louis Charles XVII
Louis XVII, 'the Dauphin Louis-Charles'. Unique and exceedingly rare Copy Book Page Signed five times "Louis Charles" by way of penmanship practice, and again signed three times "Louis" in the prince's regular hand at foot of page along with a few undeciphered words, apparently written to clean his pen of ink while doing his calligraphic exercises, 1 page, 4to, no place or date. With brief pen note on verso explaining in French that it is the "Writing of Louis XVII. This example was purchased by me at the sale of M. Dumensnil de St. Cyr, professor of writing to the unfortunate prince. - Tarbe."Hinged at left edge to a page in a beautifully bound protective book with seven engravings of the doomed young king. A small tear at upper right has been replaced with archival paper, otherwise in very good state of preservation. Photo

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Estimate
£20,000 to £30,000